CIHT hosted the Young Professionals Conference 2021 which took place on 8-9 December 2021.
The CIHT Young Professionals Conference has become established as one of CIHT’s flagship events, annually attracting the brightest and most enthusiastic young professionals from across the highways and transportation sector.
The event facilitated the effective involvement, engagement, and empowerment of young professionals. We saw some of the most well-known and influential names within the industry come together to address key topics.
The content on this page is only available and accessible to those who registered for the Young Professionals Conference. If you registered, but were not able to attend the conference, you will be able to access the recordings as well. Please note that you will need to sign into you CIHT account to be able to access them.
Please note that if you did not register for the live event, you will not be able to access the recordings.
MORNING KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Michael Matheson MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport, Scottish Government
INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION
Deborah Sims FCIHT, President, CIHT
NATIONAL HIGHWAYS - OUR INNOVATION JOURNEY
Annette Pass, Head of Innovation, National Highways
BREAKOUT SESSION ONE - BARRIERS TO INNOVATION
Dr Matt Peck, Transportation Innovation Director, Atkins
BREAKOUT SESSION TWO - HOW TO FUTURE PROOF YOUR CAREER
Simon Gardiner, Director, Carrington West
Adam Butler, Team Leader, Carrington West
BREAKOUT SESSION THREE - DO TRANSPORT PROFESSIONALS 'GET IT' YET?
Molly Hoggard, Graduate Transport Planner, Mott MacDonald
Marie Godward, Assistant Transport Strategy Officer, Transport for Greater Manchester
BREAKOUT SESSION FOUR - YOUR CAREER, YOUR FUTURE
Tracey Collins, Talent, Development & Inclusion Manager, Kier Highways
James Birch, Managing Director - Local Highways, Kier Highways
BREAKOUT SESSION FIVE - DELIVERY 4.0: NEW WAYS OF WORKING
Zoe Bradley, Highways Engineer, Jacobs
GAMING FOR HIGHWAYS - ARE LIVING LABS OUR FUTURE?
Mark Kemp, 1st Vice President, ADEPT
AFTERNOON KEYNOTE PRESENTATION - GET YOUR GRAPH ON! DATA DESIGN TO INSPIRE ACTION
Teresa Jolley MCIHT, Creative Director, Delivering Efficiency for Transport 153 Ltd.
CIHT APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR AWARD 2021
Deborah Sims FCIHT, President, CIHT
MORNING KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Emma Ward, Director General for Roads, Places and Environment Group, Department for Transport
THE CLIMATE CHANGE EMERGENCY
Sue Percy FCIHT, Chief Executive, CIHT
HOW HAS TRAVEL CHANGED SINCE THE PANDEMIC AND WHAT DOES THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE?
Louise Coward, Head of Insight, Transport Focus
BREAKOUT SESSION ONE - SUSTAINABILITY: THE BIG PICTURE
Dr Helen Bailey MCIHT, Technical Director, Future Highways Research Group
BREAKOUT SESSION TWO - THE IMPORTANCE OF DIGITAL TWINS FOR FUTURE PROOF INFRASTRUCTURE
Dr Rodrigo Fernandes, Director of Empowering Sustainable Development Goals, Bentley Systems
BREAKOUT SESSION THREE - DRIVING OUR GREEN AMBITION
Jake Harrison, Innovation Business Partner, Amey
Effie Koursari, Senior Civil Engineer, Amey
BREAKOUT SESSION FOUR - GREAT PLACES, FOR LIFE
Adrian Hames FCIHT, Head of Transport Planning, WSP UK
BREAKOUT SESSION FIVE - CIHT PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS - EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
David Mead, Membership & Services Manager, CIHT
BREAKOUT SESSION SIX - CARBON IS JUST ONE PART OF THE JOURNEY
Adam Cane MCIHT, Sustainability Lead, ACO Technologies Plc.
THE TRANSPORT AGENDA IN THE US
Professor Noreen McDonald, Chair - City & Regional Planning, University of North Carolina
Justin Ward MCIHT, Head of Policy & Technical Practice, CIHT
OPPORTUNITY FOR A NATIONAL ELECTRIFICATION SKILLS FRAMEWORK
Dr Benjamin Silverstone, Head of Skills, University of Warwick
THE ROLE OF PEOPLE IN DECARBONISING TRANSPORT
Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh, Director of Centre for Climate Change & Social Transformations, University of Bath
AFTERNOON KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Jim Hall, Professor of Climate & Environmental Risks – Director of Research, University of Oxford
OUR CAMPAIGN TO MAKE HIGHWAYS A SECTOR OF CHOICE
Anna Delvecchio, Development Director of Transportation, Mott MacDonald UK and Europe
CIHT YOUNG PROFESSIONAL AWARD 2021
Sue Percy, Chief Executive, CIHT
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